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"Menlo College has more than its share of special people. The administration, faculty, staff, and students all feature individuals whose diligence makes learning a journey instead of a sentence."
- Ernest Abeytia '11

After active duty in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam era, Ernest Abeytia began a 33-year career in the semiconductor industry. Ernest worked at Fairchild Semiconductor in field sales, Intel Corporation and Monolithic Memories, before assuming the position of President, CEO and Board of Directors member at Novalog, a technology company in Southern California. Although he was an accomplished businessman, Ernest never stopped thinking about finishing college. He entered the Professional Studies Program in 2009, and graduated from Menlo College in 2011, as a Valedictorian with a degree in Marketing Management.

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Professional Studies
1000 El Camino Real
Atherton, CA 94027-4301
650.543.3757 phone
650.543.4003 fax
jwoolever@menlo.edu

Degree Concentrations for Working Adults

The Professional Studies Program offers four areas of concentration to help students acquire additional management skills.

Human Resource Management (15 units) (BA only)

HRM 300 - Human Resource Management
HRM 315 - Employment Law
HRM 316 - Human Resource Management Strategy
HRM 317 - Staffing/Testing/Training & Development
HRM 318 - Benefits and Compensation

International Management (15 units) (BS only)
Prerequisite: IMG 300 - International Management

IMG 301 - International Economics
IMG 302 - International Marketing
IMG 304 - Management for a Small Planet
IMG 404 - International Law and Management
FIN 438 - International Finance

Management Information Systems (15 units) (BS only)
Prerequisite: MIS 260 - Management Information Systems

MIS 250 - Introduction to Programming
MIS 306 - Telecommunications and Networks
MIS 309 - Database Systems
MIS 310 - System Analysis and Design
MIS 370 - Web Page Design

Marketing Communications (15 units) (BA only)
Prerequisite: MKT 316 - Marketing Management

MKT 319 - Advertising Principles
MKT 320 - Public Relations
MKT 437 - Internet Marketing
MCM 321 - Desktop Publishing
MIS 370 - Web Page Design